Former German 30 Square Metre classic naval training yacht; one of the Windfalls; ERIDA has been substantially restored so that while retaining her construction characteristics and hull form, has been modernised to a significant degree making her a very easy to handle racing yacht. Since her restoration she has achieved some success with a number of race wins in classic and livery yacht events.

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Former German 30 Square Metre classic naval training yacht; one of the Windfalls; ERIDA has been substantially restored so that while retaining her construction characteristics and hull form, has been modernised to a significant degree making her a very easy to handle racing yacht. Since her restoration she has achieved some success with a number of race wins in classic and livery yacht events.

History

ERIDA – formerly ERDA launched as a Seefahrtkreuzer is one of the Windfall yachts from Germany, which prior to and during the Second World War were used by the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe for officer training and in particular, to hone the skills of their navigators. They earned their unusual name when, in 1945, around one hundred of these yachts were taken as spoils of war by the British forces – “liberated” and later included in the official reparations agreement. The British forces subsequently used most of the fleet of Windfall yachts for more than twenty years to introduce their own servicemen to the arts of offshore sailing. Over time the yachts have been released into private ownership and many have since been the subjects of painstaking restorations.

ERIDA herself entered private hands sooner than most; on Lloyds Register from 1950 to 1973 in the ownership of W M Read. He raced her in the Solent Racing Association Q Class and various events around Poole. She later competed around the Solent from 1995 to 2001 - eventually left to fall into disrepair. She was discovered by her current owner in a derelict condition riverside at Wareham and rescued. After some initial work in Poole, the boat was fully restored at the Clare Lallow boatyard in Cowes – re launching in 2009.

The restoration was undertaken at Lallow’s boatyard in Cowes with the assistance of Corby Yachts who also designed a new IRC friendly sail plan. Full details can be made available on request.

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